ICS-CERT releases new tools for securing industrial control systems

The Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) has published newer versions of two tools that can help administrators with securing industrial control systems: the Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET), and a whitepaper on recommended practices for improving ICS cybersecurity with defense-in-depth strategies. While the former has received many update through the years (this newer version is v8.0), the whitepaper is a “modernized” version of a document that has been first released in 2009. … More Continue reading ICS-CERT releases new tools for securing industrial control systems

We have to start thinking about cybersecurity in space

With all the difficulties we’ve been having with securing computer systems on Earth, the cybersecurity of space-related technology is surely the last thing on security experts’ minds. But it shouldn’t be, say David Livingstone and Patricia Lewis, two fellows of the international security department at UK-based think-tank Chatham House. “Because so much of human activity is now dependent on space-based assets and infrastructure, most countries’ critical infrastructure is potentially vulnerable to cyberattacks in that domain. … More Continue reading We have to start thinking about cybersecurity in space

REPORT: Organizations must respond to increasing threat of ransomware

New Symantec report finds ransomware numbers and ransom demands are on the rise, with corporations increasingly coming into the line of fire.Read More Continue reading REPORT: Organizations must respond to increasing threat of ransomware

How your online business can fend off APTs

With more and more companies conducting their core business operations in the cloud, APTs have begun to target websites and web applications as a “soft spot” in the security architecture. Read this whitepaper and find out: What are the methods and tactics used by APTs to pierce through your perimeter security What are the dangers that APTS pose to your organization How Incapsula prevents APTs from compromising your production environment. Continue reading How your online business can fend off APTs